Frankenstein

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Victor’s feelings toward the creature change as events begin to unfold with the murder of his brother. Before this event, Victor never imagined that the creature would hurt anyone. Moreover, he had a tremendous fear of it. In addition, Victor felt horrors and misery through his creation. When he did not see the creature in his room, he was relieved because he did not want to see the creature again. However, when his brother was murdered and he assumed the creature was the culprit, his mood towards his creation shifted. For example, “I wished to see him again, that I might wreak the utmost extent of abhorrence on his head, and avenge the deaths of William and Justine,” (Shelley, 62). Victor went from never wanting to see the creature again to wanting to encounter and confront the creature. Moreover, his feelings of regret and misery changed to feelings of anger and vengeance. Victor had a strong desire to destroy his own creation without even knowing its development and experiences in the world.